diff --git a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
index 8d4e3ddc..ec1fff29 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
@@ -1879,20 +1879,15 @@ void PackageManagerCore::listInstalledPackages()
     }
 }
 
-void PackageManagerCore::updateComponentsSilently()
+void PackageManagerCore::updateComponentsSilently(const QStringList &componentsToUpdate)
 {
     if (d->runningProcessesFound())
         return;
+    setUpdater();
+    autoRejectMessageBoxes();
 
-    autoAcceptMessageBoxes();
-
-    //Prevent infinite loop if installation for some reason fails.
-    setMessageBoxAutomaticAnswer(QLatin1String("installationErrorWithRetry"), QMessageBox::Cancel);
-
-    fetchRemotePackagesTree();
-
-    const QList<QInstaller::Component*> componentList = components(
-        ComponentType::Root | ComponentType::Descendants);
+    // List contains components containing update, if essential found contains only essential component
+    const QList<QInstaller::Component*> componentList = componentsMarkedForInstallation();
 
     if (componentList.count() ==  0) {
         qDebug() << "No updates available.";
@@ -1906,26 +1901,27 @@ void PackageManagerCore::updateComponentsSilently()
                 essentialUpdatesFound = true;
         }
         if (!essentialUpdatesFound) {
-            //Mark all components to be updated
+            int componentToUpdateCount = componentsToUpdate.count();
+            //Mark components to be updated
             foreach (Component *comp, componentList) {
-                comp->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
-            }
-        }
-        QString htmlOutput;
-        bool componentsOk = calculateComponents(&htmlOutput);
-        if (componentsOk) {
-            if (runPackageUpdater()) {
-                writeMaintenanceTool();
-                if (essentialUpdatesFound) {
-                    qDebug() << "Essential components updated successfully.";
-                }
-                else {
-                    qDebug() << "Components updated successfully.";
+                if (componentToUpdateCount == 0) { // No components given, update all
+                    comp->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
+                } else { // Check only components we want to update
+                    foreach (const QString &name, componentsToUpdate) {
+                        if (comp->name() == name)
+                            comp->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
+                        else
+                            comp->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
-        else {
-            qDebug() << htmlOutput;
+
+        if (d->calculateComponentsAndRun()) {
+            if (essentialUpdatesFound)
+                qDebug() << "Essential components updated successfully.";
+            else
+                qDebug() << "Components updated successfully.";
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h
index cba1592f..d9e95388 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h
+++ b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h
@@ -227,8 +227,7 @@ public:
     ComponentModel *updaterComponentModel() const;
     void listInstalledPackages();
     void listAvailablePackages(const QString &regexp);
-    void updateComponentsSilently();
-
+    void updateComponentsSilently(const QStringList &componentsToUpdate);
     // convenience
     Q_INVOKABLE bool isInstaller() const;
     Q_INVOKABLE bool isOfflineOnly() const;
diff --git a/src/sdk/commandlineparser.cpp b/src/sdk/commandlineparser.cpp
index c931d0ff..7f833417 100644
--- a/src/sdk/commandlineparser.cpp
+++ b/src/sdk/commandlineparser.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ CommandLineParser::CommandLineParser()
         QLatin1String("URI,...")));
     m_parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QLatin1String(CommandLineOptions::SilentUpdate),
         QLatin1String("Updates all packages silently.")));
+    m_parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QLatin1String(CommandLineOptions::UpdatePackages),
+        QLatin1String("Updates selected packages."), QLatin1String("package,...")));
     m_parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QLatin1String(CommandLineOptions::ListInstalledPackages),
         QLatin1String("Lists installed packages.")));
     m_parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QLatin1String(CommandLineOptions::ListPackages),
diff --git a/src/sdk/constants.h b/src/sdk/constants.h
index 0a8852f1..0c3b2edc 100644
--- a/src/sdk/constants.h
+++ b/src/sdk/constants.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const char StartServer[] = "startserver";
 const char StartClient[] = "startclient";
 const char InstallCompressedRepository[] = "installCompressedRepository";
 const char SilentUpdate[] = "silentUpdate";
+const char UpdatePackages[] = "updatePackages";
 const char ListInstalledPackages[] = "listInstalledPackages";
 const char ListPackages[] = "listPackages";
 const char Platform[] = "platform";
diff --git a/src/sdk/installerbase.cpp b/src/sdk/installerbase.cpp
index 8ae6861a..09cc547d 100644
--- a/src/sdk/installerbase.cpp
+++ b/src/sdk/installerbase.cpp
@@ -319,8 +319,7 @@ int InstallerBase::run()
         if (m_core->isInstaller())
             throw QInstaller::Error(QLatin1String("Cannot start installer binary as updater."));
         checkLicense();
-        m_core->setUpdater();
-        m_core->updateComponentsSilently();
+        m_core->updateComponentsSilently(QStringList());
     } else if (parser.isSet(QLatin1String(CommandLineOptions::ListInstalledPackages))){
         if (m_core->isInstaller())
             throw QInstaller::Error(QLatin1String("Cannot start installer binary as package manager."));
@@ -333,6 +332,15 @@ int InstallerBase::run()
         checkLicense();
         QString regexp = parser.value(QLatin1String(CommandLineOptions::ListPackages));
         m_core->listAvailablePackages(regexp);
+    } else if (parser.isSet(QLatin1String(CommandLineOptions::UpdatePackages))) {
+        if (m_core->isInstaller())
+            throw QInstaller::Error(QLatin1String("Cannot start installer binary as updater."));
+        checkLicense();
+        QStringList packages;
+        const QString &value = parser.value(QLatin1String(CommandLineOptions::UpdatePackages));
+        if (!value.isEmpty())
+            packages = value.split(QLatin1Char(','), QString::SkipEmptyParts);
+        m_core->updateComponentsSilently(packages);
     } else {
         //create the wizard GUI
         TabController controller(nullptr);